"I'm very happy to explore all possibilities of a character and really, you know, dive into the role," he told Larry King in a CNN special. "They couldn't understand what I was doing. You know? To the point where Disney wanted to - wanted to fire me. They didn't understand the character. They were actually contemplating subtitling the film."

Depp went on to describe the original Pirates of the Caribbean as "the most important" film of his career, adding that he was interested in exploring Captain Jack for a fifth instalment of the franchise.

"I still feel like in terms of character, Captain Jack is one that I'd like to explore," he said. "Because he's fun. It's his fun. It's a license to be totally and utterly irreverent and get away with it."